The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 5th October 1915

5^th October 1915 – 

1st Battalion – Received orders at 12. Noon to move to AVELETTE (near HINGES). Reached new billets at 6pm.

2nd Battalion – Officers 19.    Other Ranks 738.

To Hospital 1.

From Hospital 1.

1/6^th Battalion – At 12.30pm – Bn, received orders to move to OLD British trenches along Hullock Road about G.10.D. Two Bn, of the Brigade took over front line trenches one Battn, in support and Queens were in Brigade reserve – The move was commenced at 2.30pm. Coys marching at 15mins intervals by communication trench to VERMELLES & thence by another communication trench to CHAPELLE DE NTRE DME DE CONSOLATION. Great congestion of troops were experienced on the HULLOCK ROAD and the relief was not completed until 10.15pm we relieved the 1^st Bn, The Welch Guards 0 The trenches were in a very muddy state & very narrow – which made passing in them impossible - & this delayed matters – The men who were carrying 1 blanket & waterproof sheets were very done up by the time they arrived -  Wounded other ranks one.  

2/4^th Battalion – During this period the Battalion was employed digging trenches on and around LALA BABA and garrisoning the trenches by night.

7^th Battalion – In Billets, nothing to record.

8^th Battalion – One half of the Battalion under Capt Bye left HOUTKERCQUE to attach themselves to units of the 27^th Brigade in the trenches for instructional purposes. This meant a march of about 18 miles in heavy rain and through deep mud. They arrived in trenches very exhausted at about 1am.